Patents by Inventor Hilary Sara IRELAND

Hilary Sara IRELAND has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Methods and Materials for Producing Coreless Fruit
    Publication number: 20170240913
    Abstract: The invention provides materials and methods for producing coreless fruit, or plants that produce coreless fruit. The invention involves combining reduced expression of AGAMOUS (AG) with parthenocarpy. Parthenocarpy can be induced by hormone treatment, or can be provided by reduced or eliminated expression of PISTILATA (PI) or APETALA3 (AP3). The invention provides methods and materials for producing the plants and coreless fruit by genetic modification (GM) and non-GM means. The invention also provides the plants and coreless fruit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited
    Inventors: Robert James SCHAFFER, Hilary Sara IRELAND, Jia-Long YAO